Baldwin County, AL has a population of 199,510 people with a median age of 42.3 and a median household income of $51,365. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Baldwin County, AL grew from 195,121 to 199,510, a 2.25% increase and its median household income grew from $50,254 to $51,365, a 2.21% increase.

The population of Baldwin County, AL is 83.2%White, 9.2%Black, and 4.37%Hispanic. 5.52% of the people in Baldwin County, AL speak a non-English language, and 98.1% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Baldwin County, AL is $173,400, and the homeownership rate is 71.7%. Most people in Baldwin County, AL commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Baldwin County, AL is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Baldwin County, AL is $51,365. Males in Baldwin County, AL have an average income that is 1.58 times higher than the average income of females, which is $42,966. The income inequality of Baldwin County, AL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.473 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Baldwin County, AL have a median annual income of $51,365, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Baldwin County, AL compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the county of Baldwin County, AL is from the public use microdata area of Baldwin County PUMA, AL.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Asian$95,385±$179,503

2.White$52,307±$5,310

3.Two or more races$35,389±$18,103

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Baldwin County PUMA, AL workers was Asian. These workers were paid 1.82 times more than White workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Baldwin County PUMA, AL.

In 2016, the income inequality in Baldwin County PUMA, AL was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 6.8% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Baldwin County, AL was Census Tract 107.03 with a value of $88,232, followed by Census Tract 107.01 and Census Tract 114.05, with respective values of $74,109 and $67,304.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Baldwin County, AL colored by their Median Household Income.

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baldwin County, AL (25,551 out of 196,640 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 18-24, followed by Female 45-54 and then Female 25-34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Baldwin County, AL is White, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Baldwin County, AL grew at a rate of 2.09%, from 85,953 employees to 87,753 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baldwin County, AL, are Retail trade, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Manufacturing. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Baldwin County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Baldwin County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Baldwin County, AL. In Baldwin County, AL the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 74 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,412. Macon County, AL has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Alabama.

The closest comparable data for the county of Baldwin County, AL is from the public use microdata area of Baldwin County PUMA, AL.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Baldwin County, AL residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Alabama. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Baldwin County, AL were $9,412 in 2014, but $9,489 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.81% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Baldwin County, AL are $$176 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Baldwin County, AL compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Baldwin County, AL between the ages of 65 and 75 had 1,687 eye exams, 2,176 hemoglobin tests, and 2,024 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 2,186 women in Baldwin County, AL between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 1,442 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Lowndes County, AL has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 23.5%, the highest value of any county in Alabama. This represents a 22.4% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 19.2%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Alabama colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Greene County, AL has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 26.3%, the highest value of any county in Alabama. This represents a 0.75% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 26.5%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Alabama colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Macon County, AL has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 27.4, the highest rate of any county in Alabama. This represents a 8.05% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 29.8.

The following map shows all of the counties in Alabama colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Baldwin County, AL is home to a population of 199,510 people, from which 98.1% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Baldwin County, AL is composed of 165,950White residents (83.2%), 18,406Black residents (9.2%), 8,712Hispanic residents (4.37%), 3,584Two+ residents (1.8%), and 1,325Asian residents (0.66%). The most common foreign languages in Baldwin County, AL are Spanish (7,587 speakers), French (752 speakers), and Tagalog (426 speakers), but compared to other places, Baldwin County, AL has a relative high number of Thai (171 speakers), Scandinavian (132 speakers), and French (752 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Baldwin County, AL was 42.3. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 42.4, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 39.4. But people in Baldwin County, AL are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Baldwin County, AL residents was 42.2.

As of 2016, 98.1% of Baldwin County, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Baldwin County, AL was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Baldwin County, AL compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 9 times more White residents (165,950 people) in Baldwin County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18,406Black and 8,712Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Baldwin County, AL as a share of the total population.

11,146 of Baldwin County, AL citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Baldwin County, AL was Spanish. 3.8% of the overall population of Baldwin County, AL are native Spanish speakers. 0.38% speak French and 0.21% speak Tagalog, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Baldwin County, AL has a relatively high number of residents that are native Thai speakers. In 2015, there were 171 native Thai speakers living in Baldwin County, AL, approximately 1.77 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

When compared to other counties, Baldwin County, AL has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Behavioral Sciences. In 2015, there were 8 graduates, which is approximately 2.51 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a Behavioral Sciences degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelor's Degree from schools in Baldwin County, AL according to their major.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Baldwin County, AL were White. These 4,794 graduates mean that there were 2.61 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,840 graduates.

The median property value in Baldwin County, AL is $173,400, which is 0.85 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $169,300 to $173,400, a 2.42% increase. The homeownership rate of Baldwin County, AL is 71.7%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Baldwin County, AL have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Baldwin County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,365

Median Household Income

±$991

75,149

Number of Households

±1,285

In 2016, the median household income of the 75,149 households in Baldwin County, AL grew to $51,365 from the previous year's value of $50,254.

The following chart displays the households in Baldwin County, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Baldwin County, AL grew to $173,400 from the previous year's value of $169,300.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Baldwin County, AL compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Baldwin County, AL the largest share of households have a property value in the $150k-$175k range.

This chart shows the households in Baldwin County, AL distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Baldwin County, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in Baldwin County, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Baldwin County, AL have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Baldwin County, AL have a longer commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 2.25% of the workforce in Baldwin County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Baldwin County, AL compared to its parent geographies.